My thoughts by Paul M. Dugan

AP Top 25 - College Basketball 1. Kansas (55) 0-0 1,612 2. Michigan State (5) 0-0 1,515 3. Texas (1) 0-0 1,397 4. Kentucky (3) 0-0 1,372 5. Villanova 0-0 1,347 6. North Carolina (1) 0-0 1,320 7. Purdue 0-0 1,284 8. West Virginia 0-0 1,115 9. Duke 0-0 1,064 10. Tennessee 0-0 897 11. Butler 0-0 864 12. Connecticut 0-0 844 13. California 0-0 800 14. Washington 0-0 776 15. Michigan 0-0 578 16. Ohio State 0-0 465 17. Oklahoma 0-0 410 18. Mississippi State 0-0 393 19. Louisville 0-0 335 20. Georgetown 0-0 326 21. Dayton 0-0 318 22. Georgia Tech 0-0 301 23. Illinois 0-0 282 24. Clemson 0-0 217 25. Minnesota 0-0 172 Others Receiving Votes Maryland 171, Siena 112, Notre Dame 107, Florida State 92, Vanderbilt 90, Syracuse 83, Oklahoma State 65, UCLA 63, Florida 53, Wake Forest 50, Xavier 42, Gonzaga 37, South Carolina 28, Kansas State 24, Brigham Young 21, Northern Iowa 16, Tulsa 16, Mississippi 15, Texas A&M 10, Missouri 8, Boston College 6, Pittsburgh 4,

ESPN/USA Today Poll on Oct. 29, 2009 - Thursday 1. Kansas (27) 0-0 770 2. Michigan State (3) 0-0 732 3. Texas 0-0 676 4. North Carolina (1) 0-0 653 5. Kentucky 0-0 635 6. Villanova 0-0 620 7. Purdue 0-0 586 8. Duke 0-0 528 9. West Virginia 0-0 501 10. Butler 0-0 408 11. Tennessee 0-0 406 12. California 0-0 370 13. Washington 0-0 364 14. Connecticut 0-0 361 15. Michigan 0-0 279 16. Oklahoma 0-0 244 17. Ohio State 0-0 241 18. Minnesota 0-0 151 19. Mississippi State 0-0 149 20. Georgia Tech 0-0 136 21. Georgetown 0-0 134 22. Dayton 0-0 130 23. Louisville 0-0 123 24. Clemson 0-0 114 25. Syracuse 0-0 111 Others Receiving Votes Maryland 100, Illinois 83, Siena 72, UCLA 59, Vanderbilt 38, Oklahoma State 29, Missouri 28, Xavier 25, Gonzaga 24, Notre Dame 22, USC 22, Pittsburgh 19, Tulsa 17, Kansas State 16, Brigham Young 16, Florida State 15, Florida 13, Wake Forest 13, San Diego State 8, Creighton 7, Boston College 4, Texas A&M 4, Southern Illinois 3,

My job search is going ok & I hope it get's better very soon. My new iPhone is working well to since I like to email people from where ever I am at this days. I have been thinking about upgrading our equipment for us getting the internet @HOME this coming winter. How is your set up going where ever you get your email at this days? I hope to scan some older picture of my younger life long ago to be put on my facebook this week while I apply to jobs at the same time. I really miss my nephew/godson QUINN very much since I visited him a few weeks ago & he is getting so big so quickly right before our eyes to. I had lots of fun hangout with QUINN while he was wide awake before he felt tired to go for his nap while I was there. I enjoy taking our dogs out for walks named "WINNIE" & "ZOEY" that keep me company to help me relax to. Has anyone made any holiday plans for "THANKSGIVING" & "CHRISTMAS" this year? I am not real

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BCS STANDINGS - UPDATED: OCTOBER 25, 2009 RK Team W-L Harris Coaches CPU % BCS RK Points % RK Points % Prev Avg 1 Florida 7-0 1 2765 .9702 1 1459 .9892 .9500 1 .973 2 Alabama 8-0 2 2674 .9382 2 1399 .9485 .9400 2 .945 3 Texas 7-0 3 2672 .9375 3 1390 .9424 .7900 3 .893 4 Iowa 8-0 8 2086 .7319 8 1086 .7363 1.0000 6 .825 5 USC 6-1 4 2316 .8126 4 1244 .8434 .7200 7 .794 6 TCU 7-0 7 2119 .7435 6 1131 .7668 .8500 8 .789 7 Boise State 7-0 5 2273 .7975 5 1152 .7810 .7400 4 .775 8 Cincinnati 7-0 6 2224 .7804 7 1126 .7634 .7700 5 .774 9 LSU 6-1 9 1994 .6996 9 1037 .7031 .7000 9 .703 10 Oregon 6-1 11 1689 .5926 12 839 .5688 .7700 11 .646 11 Georgia Tech 7-1 12 1644 .5768 11 865 .5864 .6000 12 .590 12 Penn State 7-1 10 1699 .5961 10 935 .6339 .5200 13 .585 13 Virginia Tech 5-2 14 1350 .4737 14 691 .4685 .5300 14 .492 14 Oklahoma State 6-1 13 1522 .5340 13 825 .5593 .2500 15 .449 15 Pittsburgh 7-1 17 952 .3340 17 542 .3675 .3200 20 .342 16 Utah 6-1 19 834 .2926 19 403 .2732 .3800 18 .316 17 Ohio St

AP Top 25 - Oct. 25th, 2009 RK Team W-L Points Prev Next Last 1 Florida (30) 7-0 1463 2 Georgia W29-19 at Mississippi State 2 Alabama (23) 8-0 1448 1 LSU W12-10 Tennessee 3 Texas (7) 7-0 1407 3 Oklahoma State W41-7 at Missouri 4 USC 6-1 1217 4 Oregon W42-36 Oregon State 5 Cincinnati 7-0 1211 5 Syracuse W41-10 Louisville 6 Boise State 7-0 1177 6 Hawaii W28-21 at Tulsa 7 Iowa 8-0 1148 7 Indiana W15-13 at Michigan State 8 TCU 7-0 1132 10 UNLV W38-7 at Brigham Young 9 LSU 6-1 1040 9 Tulane W31-10 Auburn 10 Oregon 6-1 933 12 USC W43-19 at Washington 11 Georgia Tech 7-1 923 11 Vanderbilt W34-9 at Virginia 12 Penn State 7-1 843 13 Northwestern W35-10 at Michigan 13 Oklahoma State 6-1 768 14 Texas W34-7 at Baylor 14 Virginia Tech 5-2 734 15 North Carolina L23-28 at Georgia Tech 15 Houston 6-1 601 17 Southern Miss W38-15 Southern Methodist 16 Pittsburgh 7-1 551 20 Syracuse W41-14 South Florida 17 Ohio State 6-2 508 18 New Mexico State W38-7 Minnesota 18 Miami (FL) 5-2 501 8 Wake Forest L37-4